Santosh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4237 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2021 Thana- DHANGAI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Santosh Singh Son Of Suresh Singh R/O Village- Bhorahi, P.S.- Jagdishpur, District- Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Malti Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 01-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual court proceedings. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 160 litres of country made Mahua liquor has been recovered from a tractor trailer. It is further submitted that the apprehended accused disclosed the name of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail application.

Petitioner is agree to deposit a sum of Rs. 20,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4237 of 2022(2) dt.01-07-2022 2/2 (rupees twenty thousand) in Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No. 1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid and the fact that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned IVth Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Dhangai P.S. Case No.84 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of the aforesaid amount deposited in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.) Sanjay/- U T